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Career Exploration Center Opens on Campus

In an effort to optimize skill building in STEM, three organizations joined forces to develop the first-ever Junior Achievement career exploration facility on a college campus in Wisconsin. The nonprofit organization teamed up with Community First Credit Union and Fox Valley Technical College to open the Community First Career Exploration & Financial Literacy Center on the college’s Appleton campus.

Huge crowds attended both a dedication ceremony and public open house on January 22 at 11 Tri Park Way near FVTC’s D.J. Bordini Center to make history and discover the center’s services. [ VIEW PHOTO GALLERY BELOW ]  Filled with several storefronts sponsored by local businesses, the facility will offer hands-on learning experiences while providing programming in collaboration with FVTC’s career exploration outreach efforts.

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WATCH: Inside FVTC’s new junior achievement center (WBAY) >>

Junior Achievement opens career and financial literacy center at FVTC to serve Northeast Wisconsin schools (Post-Crescent) >>

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